Unnamed U mine [1], McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed U mine [1] | Mine |
| McKinley County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 19' 32'' North , 107° 50' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bluewater Village | 628 (2017) | 16.4km |
| Milan | 3,250 (2017) | 17.8km |
| San Mateo | 161 (2011) | 18.7km |
| Grants | 9,239 (2017) | 19.8km |
| San Rafael | 933 (2011) | 23.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
50956
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50956:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7196b5ad-7e77-45ae-b244-0fc7c22abfbe
12 miles north of Grants, 1 mile north of county line.
The entire find in 1951 covered about a square foot of fracture surfaces and consisted of less than a flat of specimens. Insufficient material was present in the original sample to permit a complete chemical analysis, so the locality was revisited by the discoverers in the summer of 1954. It was found that the outcrop from which the original sample was taken had been destroyed by subsequent mining operations, and none of the santafeite left exposed in 1951 remained. A second search of most of the cliff edge and surface mine workings in the Todilto limestone between San Mateo road and Haystack Mountain in 1955 was also fruitless. Fortunately, however, an additional 100 milligram sample of santafeite was collected in the summer of 1956 by Mr. Robert Thaden and Dr. Alice D. Weeks of the U.S. Geological Survey, from a shallow open pit along the rim outcrop of the Todilto limestone in Section 26, which adjoins the location of the original sample. ( Robert Weber, 2002)
Original outcrop of material in Todilto limestone was completely removed by mining.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Santafeite (TL) Formula: (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O Type Locality: Habit: Rosettes of acicular crystals Colour: Brown Description: Material was originally tentatively referred to as ardennite.
Santafeite occurs as well-defined rosettes of radially oriented acicular crystals…Individual rosettes range from about 1.5 to 4 mm. In diameter. Some of them are triangular in profile along the diameter, suggesting an original spherulitic form from which the upper two-thirds has been broken away. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Santafeite (TL) | 8.DM.40 | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprosklodowskite | 9.AK.10 | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- San Juan BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Grants Mining DistrictMining District
- McKinley County
- Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-districtMining Sub-district
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Unnamed U mine [1], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA